alóctono

Spanish

Etymology

From alo- + Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), χθονός (khthonós, “earth”), on pattern of autóctono.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈloɡtono/ [aˈloɣ̞.t̪o.no]
Rhymes: -oɡtono
Syllabification: a‧lóc‧to‧no

Adjective

alóctono (feminine alóctona, masculine plural alóctonos, feminine plural alóctonas)

allochthonous; (biology) introduced
Antonyms: autóctono, extranjero

Further reading

“alóctono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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